ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
MOUNTING SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1843-F |
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Name | Mounting sword |
Era | 1843 |
Guard | Brass, with ring, three quillons, wide knuckle bow, shell guard and ferrule. Ebony wooden grip, wire-wrapped with copper thread cord. Emblem of the General Staff Corps, five-pointed star between oak branches and beneath a royal crown. |
Blade | Straight, small ricasso, spine and groove in the first third, three flat surfaces and two edges on the rest. |
Scabbard | Iron, with chape, two mounts with their rings. |
Inscription | FA of Toledo. 1845. |
Description | This sword corresponds to the Line Cavalry Sword model 1832, adapted with the Corps emblem according to the General Staff regulation of September 8, 1843. |
Total Length | 1040 mm |
Blade Length | 895 mm |
Blade Width | 025 mm |
Museum Inventory | V.N. Collection. |
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